![]() ![]() In fact, there were no signs it had ever existed. Reportedly cowboys would ride out to where they thought the town was located and only find sand, dust and a lonesome hum where the town used to be. Some time between 18, Hookerton just disappeared. Without a reliable water source, the population began to dwindle and by 1885 there were less than 65 people left in the town.Īnd then the strange part. In the mid 1880s the town's literal thirst began to take its toll. "Hookers" began to arrive in Hookerton in the 1850s and the town's population grew to the bulging number of 159 citizens.Īs far as historians can tell, Hookerton's population stayed in the 160 range for approximately 25 years. With the influx of men and the mix of alcohol and loneliness came the "world's oldest profession." Like any good western town at the time, a saloon was built, featuring several rooms for traveling guests as well as a general store and even a small bank (reportedly one of the first to be robbed by Butch Cassidy!).Īs time went by, Hookerton began to attract the "cowboy" and "drifter" type, men looking to avoid the more religious and pious area of St. ![]()
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